Microsoft® Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) provides the latest updates to Office XP. The SP2 update contains the latest security features as well as stability and performance improvements. Some of the fixes included with SP2 were previously released as separate updates. This service pack combines them into one update.

Office XP SP2 addresses the issues described in the following Microsoft security bulletins:

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-021 E-mail Editor Flaw Could Lead to Script Execution on Reply or Forward (Q321804)
  
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-031 Cumulative Patches for Excel and Word for Windows (Q324458)
  
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS02-044 Unsafe Functions in Office Web Components (Q328130)

This service pack also includes all updates released since Office XP SP1:

• Office XP Speller Update: April 25, 2002
• Word 2002 Update: April 25, 2002
• Excel 2002 Update: June 19, 2002
• Office XP Clip Organizer Update: June 19, 2002
• Word 2002 Update: June 19, 2002

Office XP SP2 also includes stability improvements developed as a result of user input from the Error Reporting Tool in Office XP as well as from customer feedback received through Microsoft Product Support.

For a complete catalog of changes made by the Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) update, see Changes in Office XP SP2.

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Toolbox   Office XP Service Pack 2 consists of two Windows Installer patch files (MSP format) packaged in a self-extracting executable (Oxpsp2a.exe). You can find this downloadable file on the Office XP Resource Kit Downloads page.

The section "Localized versions" below includes a list of languages in which this update is released.

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Order the CD   Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) can be ordered using information available from the topic Order Office XP Service Pack 2 on CD.

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The full-file version of the Office XP SP2 update will install successfully on the original release of Office XP, or on computers that have applied one or more of the publicly available updates listed above. There are no specific prerequisites for the update, other than those required for Office XP itself.

Strategies for updating your Office XP installations

The recommended method for distributing the SP2 update is to first update your administrative installation point, and then recache and reinstall Office on your users' computers to apply the changes. This is the standard update procedure presented for all previous Office XP updates, and it's still the most effective way to distribute software in a security-enhanced environment. Details on using this method for the SP2 release are covered below in the section "Applying the Office XP SP2 update to an administrative installation point."

An alternative to the administrative update strategy is to apply the binary (client) version of the SP2 update directly to users' computers within your organization. This approach may be useful if your organization has experienced synchronization problems between your administrative installation points and your client computers. Details on this strategy are covered in the topic Distributing Office 2000 Client Updates to Users .

A third option is to apply the full-file updates directly to client computers. This method is an efficient way to ensure all users have the most current version of the software when you do not know which updates users have applied. In addition, users can apply a full-file patch even if they do not have access the source. However, these clients remain out of sync with the updated source until they reinstall Office.

Details on this strategy, and a more complete comparison of the three update methods, can be found in the article Strategies for Updating Office 2000 Installations.

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 Note    To apply a full-file patch to clients, you must have Windows Installer version 2.0.

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Updating Office products with the SP2 release

The full-file version of the Office XP SP2 update can be applied to any the following Office XP suites or applications:

• Microsoft Office XP Professional
• Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage®
• Microsoft Office XP Standard
• Microsoft Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers
• Microsoft Office XP Small Business edition
• Microsoft Word 2002
• Microsoft Excel 2002
• Microsoft FrontPage® 2002
• Microsoft Outlook® 2002
• Microsoft PowerPoint® 2002
• Microsoft Access 2002
• SharePoint™ Team Services from Microsoft
• Microsoft Publisher 2002
• Microsoft Office XP Web Components

SP2 and the Office XP Multilingual User Interface Pack

If you are using Office XP with a Multilingual User Interface Pack, you will need to install both the Office XP SP2 release and an SP2 release for the MUI Pack.

For installation and download information for the administrative version of the MUI Pack update, see Office XP Service Pack 2 for Multilingual User Interface Pack.

Applying the Office XP SP2 update to an administrative installation point

The full-file administrative update files for Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) are Microsoft Windows Installer patches (MSP files) that you apply to your administrative share by using a command line with specific parameters. The following table lists the MSP files included in the SP2 update.

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 Note    For best results, the update should be applied from the computer that contains the administrative installation point. Make sure the files on the administrative installation point are not in use when you apply the update. Copy the updated administrative installation image to all installation points after you back up any custom transform, Setup.ini, or other custom files.

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To apply the Office XP SP2 update to an administrative installation point

1. Download Oxpsp2a.htm and double-click the file name to extract the MSP files.
2. Connect to the administrative installation point.

   Note that you must have write access to the administrative installation point on the server and the appropriate privileges to carry out the task.

3. On the Start menu, click Run and then type the command line for Windows Installer with the appropriate options for Office XP SP2. Use the following syntax:

   [start] msiexec /p [path\name of update MSP file] 
   /a [path\name of MSI file]
   SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE /qb /L*v [path\name of log file]
   
   

You must run the command line separately for each MSP file you apply to the administrative installation point — you cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line. The following table describes the command-line options.

Updating client computers from an administrative installation point

After you update your administrative installation point, you must recache and reinstall Office XP on client computers that use the administrative image. Any new client installations from the administrative installation image will automatically include the Office XP SP2 update.

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 Note    If you originally installed Office XP on a client computer from an administrative installation point, you must follow the recache and repair procedure described above to update that client. If you update the client directly by using the end-user patch from the Office Update Web site, the client and administrative images become out-of-sync, which may cause future updates to fail.

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To update an existing client installation from an administrative installation point, run the following command line on the client computer:

start msiexec /i [path to updated .msi file on the admin image]
REINSTALL=[list of features] 
REINSTALLMODE=vomu /qb

You can run this command line by creating a logon script, distributing it as a batch file, deploying it by using Systems Management Server, or using other software installation tools. The following table describes the command-line options.

For Office XP SP2, the value for [list of features] varies by product. You can specify the appropriate value for your product version, or optionally, you can substitute the parameter REINSTALL=ALL to reinstall all Office XP components on the client computer. The values for the different Office XP products are as follows:

Microsoft Office XP Professional

ACCESSFiles,AccessWizards,DeveloperWizards,
OutlookMAPILDAP2,ASSISTANTFiles,OutlookMAPICONTAB2,
OutlookMAPIEMS2,OUTLOOKNonBootFiles,ExcelAddInEuroToolFiles,
EXCELFiles,OUTLOOKFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,WORDFiles,
GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,CalendarControl,
OfficeWebComponents,ACCESSNonBootFiles,OfficeWebComponents10,
EXCELNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPI2,ProductFiles,PPTNonBootFiles,
OutlookMAPIPST2,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,
OutlookDVExtensionsFiles,OutlookMessaging,WebDiscussFiles,
PPTFiles,MSDrawFiles,OutlookImportExportFiles,
SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled,ACCESSSnapshotFiles,
WORDNonBootFiles

Microsoft Office XP Professional with FrontPage

ACCESSFiles,AccessWizards,DeveloperWizards,
OutlookMAPILDAP2,ASSISTANTFiles,FPSE,OutlookMAPICONTAB2,
OutlookMAPIEMS2,OUTLOOKNonBootFiles,ExcelAddInEuroToolFiles,
EXCELFiles,OUTLOOKFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,WORDFiles,
FPClientFiles,GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,
CalendarControl,OfficeWebComponents,ACCESSNonBootFiles,
OfficeWebComponents10,EXCELNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPI2,ProductFiles,
PPTNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPIPST2,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,
OutlookDVExtensionsFiles,OutlookMessaging,WebDiscussFiles,
PPTFiles,MSDrawFiles,OutlookImportExportFiles,SetLanguageFiles,
NotInstalled,ACCESSSnapshotFiles,WORDNonBootFiles

Microsoft Office XP Standard

OutlookMAPILDAP2,ASSISTANTFiles,OutlookMAPICONTAB2,
OutlookMAPIEMS2,OUTLOOKNonBootFiles,ExcelAddInEuroToolFiles,
EXCELFiles,OUTLOOKFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,WORDFiles,
GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,OfficeWebComponents,
OfficeWebComponents10,EXCELNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPI2,ProductFiles,
PPTNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPIPST2,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,
OutlookDVExtensionsFiles,OutlookMessaging,WebDiscussFiles,
PPTFiles,MSDrawFiles,OutlookImportExportFiles,SetLanguageFiles,
NotInstalled,WORDNonBootFiles

Microsoft Office XP Small Business edition

OutlookMAPILDAP2,ASSISTANTFiles,OutlookMAPICONTAB2,
OutlookMAPIEMS2,OUTLOOKNonBootFiles,ExcelAddInEuroToolFiles,
EXCELFiles,OUTLOOKFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,WORDFiles,GRAPHFiles,
CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,PubCoreWizardFiles,OfficeWebComponents,
OfficeWebComponents10,EXCELNonBootFiles,OutlookMAPI2,ProductFiles,
OutlookMAPIPST2,PubPrimary,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,
OutlookDVExtensionsFiles,OutlookMessaging,WebDiscussFiles,
MSDrawFiles,OutlookImportExportFiles,SetLanguageFiles,
NotInstalled,WORDNonBootFiles

Microsoft Word 2002

ASSISTANTFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,WORDFiles,GRAPHFiles,
CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,ProductFiles,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,
ThesaurusFiles_1036,WebDiscussFiles,MSDrawFiles,
SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled

Microsoft Excel 2002

ASSISTANTFiles,ExcelAddInEuroToolFiles,EXCELFiles,
ProductNonBootFiles,GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,
OfficeWebComponents,OfficeWebComponents10,EXCELNonBootFiles,
ProductFiles,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,WebDiscussFiles,
MSDrawFiles,SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled

Microsoft Outlook 2002

OutlookMAPILDAP2,ASSISTANTFiles,OutlookMAPICONTAB2,
OutlookMAPIEMS2,OUTLOOKNonBootFiles,OUTLOOKFiles,
ProductNonBootFiles,GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,
OutlookMAPI2,ProductFiles,OutlookMAPIPST2,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,
ThesaurusFiles_1036,OutlookDVExtensionsFiles,OutlookMessaging,
WebDiscussFiles,OutlookImportExportFiles,SetLanguageFiles,
NotInstalled

Microsoft PowerPoint 2002

ASSISTANTFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,GRAPHFiles,
CAGFiles,ProductFiles,PPTNonBootFiles,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,
WebDiscussFiles,PPTFiles,MSDrawFiles,SetLanguageFiles,
NotInstalled

Microsoft FrontPage 2002

ASSISTANTFiles,FPSE,ProductNonBootFiles,
FPClientFiles,CAGFiles,MSTagPluginsFiles,OfficeWebComponents,
OfficeWebComponents10,ProductFiles,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,WebDiscussFiles,
SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled

Microsoft Access 2002

ACCESSFiles,AccessWizards,DeveloperWizards,
ASSISTANTFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,GRAPHFiles,CAGFiles,
CalendarControl,OfficeWebComponents,ACCESSNonBootFiles,
OfficeWebComponents10,ProductFiles,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,ThesaurusFiles_1036,
WebDiscussFiles,SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled,
ACCESSSnapshotFiles

Microsoft Publisher 2002

ASSISTANTFiles,ProductNonBootFiles,CAGFiles,
PubCoreWizardFiles,ProductFiles,PubPrimary,
SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1033,SpellingAndGrammarFiles_1036,
ThesaurusFiles_1036,WebDiscussFiles,MSDrawFiles,
SetLanguageFiles,NotInstalled

Microsoft Office XP Web Components

ProductFiles,SetupFiles

Applying the Office XP SP2 update under Windows 2000 or Windows XP

If your administrative installation point and all of your client computers are running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP, and you have set up an Active Directory structure in your organization, then you can use IntelliMirror® technology to manage the installation of the update.

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 Note    Be sure to test all software updates in a controlled setting before modifying your administrative installation point or deploying the new version throughout your organization.

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To deploy a QFE fix or update under Windows 2000 or Windows XP

1. Apply the update (MSP file) to the original Office administrative installation point.

   You will need to run the command line separately if you apply more than one MSP file to the administrative installation point — you cannot reference multiple MSP files on the same command line.

2. Open the Software Installation snap-in within the Group Policy Object (GPO) you are using to manage the existing Office installation.
3. In the details pane, right-click the Office package, point to All Tasks, and then click Redeploy application.

   The next time the Group Policy is applied to the designated users or computers, the updated files are copied to their computers.

Note that you can redeploy a package only if it is being managed by Group Policy — that is, only if you originally installed it by using IntelliMirror software installation and maintenance, or if you brought it into a managed state under Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

Localized versions

Localized versions of the Office XP SP2 update are available in the following languages and can be downloaded from the Office XP Resource Kit Localized Tools page:

Files changed by the SP2 administrative update

The following list of files are those changed by the SP2 administrative update. If you need to confirm whether a share has been updated, you can check the related file version number.

Related links

For an overview of Office XP Service Pack 2 and links to articles that summarize the issues fixed in this release, see Description of the Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

For general information on applying an administrative update, see Deploying Product Updates from an Administrative Installation Point in the Office XP Resource Kit.